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45. Sawako Noma

President and CEO
Kodansha

Country: Japan2006 rank: 43

Noma, 64, head of the publishing company founded by her grandfather, has been pushing into electronic distribution. Kodansha's digital content includes e-books and mobile games.
Still, revenue fell 6%, to $1.2 billion, last year.